Aconitum heterophyllum
Aconitum heterophyllum, also called atish/atis/patis/ativish/atvika, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aconitum. It is used in Indian systems of traditional medicine including Ayurveda.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. heterophyllum |
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Aconitum heterophyllum Wallich | |
Aconitum heterophyllum
Available in the slopes in sub alpine and alpine areas between 2500- 3500m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Pakistan and Nepal.
Medicinal Use : Roots are used to cure dysentery, diarrhea, fever, malarial fever, cough, cold colic, headache, piles, hysteria, throat infection, cure for dyspepsia, especially when appetite is lost after illness and also in vomiting, abdominal pain and diabetes. It also checks excessive menstrual flow. Fresh leaves used to cure toothache.
References
- Ved, D.; Saha, D.; Ravikumar, K.; Haridasan, K. (2015). "Aconitum heterophyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T50126560A79579556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-3.RLTS.T50126560A79579556.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Aconitum heterophyllum Wallich [Cat. 167, no. 4722. 1831,nom.nud.] ex Royle, Illus. Bot. Himal. t.13. 1833 & 56. 1834; Rau in B.D.Sharma & al., Fl. India 1: 15.1993.
- "Images and Information of Aconitum heterophyllum". www.medicinalplants.in. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
Further reading
- Paramanick, Debashish; Panday, Ravindra; Shukla, Shiv Shankar; Sharma, Vikash (2017). "Primary Pharmacological and Other Important Findings on the Medicinal Plant "Aconitum Heterophyllum" (Aruna)". Journal of Pharmacopuncture. 20 (2): 89–92. doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.011. PMC 5532466. PMID 30087784.
- Aconitum heterophyllum Wallich [Cat. 167, no. 4722. 1831,nom.nud.] ex Royle, Illus. Bot. Himal. t.13. 1833 & 56. 1834; Rau in B.D.Sharma & al., Fl. India 1: 15.1993.
- Usher, George (1974). A dictionary of plants used by man. London: Constable. p. 18. ISBN 0094579202.
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